Validity of establishing pediatric reference intervals based on hospital patient data: A comparison of the modified Hoffmann approach to CALIPER reference intervals obtained in healthy children

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 166-172

  Shaw, Julie L V ^a,b,c   Cohen, Ashley ^a   Konforte, Danijela ^a,b,d   Binesh Marvasti, Tina ^b   Colantonio, David A ^a,b   Adeli, Khosrow ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d LifeLabs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biochemical markers; CALIPER; Children; Pediatric; Reference intervals; Serum

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS; CALIPER; CHILDREN; PEDIATRIC; REFERENCE INTERVALS; SERUM;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84893790027     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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